Cable sizing in power electronics is not a mere detail, but the primary design constraint. It determines safety, efficiency, costs, and reliability. Let’s delve deeper into some concepts related to ...

A research team at at Tokyo University of Science developed a wide-band, high-sensitivity Barkhausen noise measurement system. Iron losses are divided into three components: hysteresis loss, classical ...

In an interview with Power Electronics News, Shyh-Chiang Shen, Director of GaN Program Development Division at VIS, discussed the techniques and innovations VIS used to overcome obstacles, emphasizing ...

The technological results obtained by electric motors and batteries have required developing power conversion systems and motor control techniques capable of maximizing efficiency and reliability.

2024 has been a crucial year for the power electronics sector in terms of development, preparing for radical changes in 2025 and beyond. 2024 has been a crucial year for the power electronics sector ...

Electric vehicles (e-mobility) is perhaps one of the most significant challenges that technology companies and consumers have had to face in recent years. While there is an increasing need to find eco ...

Lower-voltage GaN FETs are reducing size, minimizing cooling requirements and improving efficiency. Applications for 100-V (and lower) GaN FETs are numerous, from reducing distortion in Class D audio ...

While the failure mechanisms in gallium nitride (GaN) high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs) have been widely studied and significant improvements made in their reliability, this field is still ...

The article is focused on the role of Li-ion batteries in electric vehicles, as well as future trends of this technology. Batteries are crucial components in consumer goods such as phones and laptops, ...

GaN transistors are significantly faster and smaller than silicon MOSFETs. GaN switching devices are available in two different types. Silicon power MOSFETs have not kept pace with the evolutionary ...

A fully programmable motor control solution that integrates MCU and gate-driver IC enables compact, efficient, and high-performance products. Due to their higher efficiency, compact size, low ...

Wide bandgap materials such as gallium nitride (GaN) are emerging as the technology to take electronic performance to the next level. GaN-based electronic components offer a number of important ...